Chapter 1303 The Arctic (1/2)

After traveling on the sea for four days and four nights, they could finally spot signs of Severnaya Zemlya.

During that time on board, Steve and some of the men played cards. As for Li Du, he brought along some of his people to prepare the fish at night and dry it during the day.

The temperature in the Arctic Circle was extremely low. In the current season, the temperature stayed below zero degrees Celsius at night. They would hang up the fish and brush the water off it. When they were done, there would be a snow-white layer of ice on the surface of the fish.

When they got down from the ship, they threw the frozen fish into boxes in the car's trunk. It sounded as though they were throwing bricks.

Steve picked up a frozen herring and smiled. ”This thing is not only food, it can double as a weapon. If we had this previously, we would not have had to use a grenade. We could have used this to deal with the pirates!”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.

It was not a simple matter to get onto Severnaya Zemlya. The Vilkitsky Strait separated it from the mainland. There were no good ports on the archipelago. There were only two natural piers that could be used to dock ships after some cleaning up.

Li Du looked over and saw that Severnaya Zemlya remained isolated in the vast and cold ice sea. He could faintly see snowy caps on the land.

The archipelago was shaped in an intricate way. The four main islands looked like they had been carved from ancient glaciers. There were swamps and hills on the islands, and some hills in the north were snowy all year round.

Fortunately, there were some greens on the southernmost Bolshevik Island. Some scarce, cold-tolerant perennial plants such as chickweed and rockfoil grew there. If not for those patches of green, the entire island would have looked quite desolate.

However, there were definitely some people on the island. As the Ice Sea Narwhal neared the pier, they spotted a few small boats made of wood.

The boats floated slowly on the clear and deep sea, tied to the pier by cables. There were also some neat-looking houses by the coast. Although they were made out of wood, they did not look like roughly constructed huts.

Sophie took out her camera and sighed softly. ”This is such a beautiful place. It's a heaven for photography enthusiasts.”

Severnaya Zemlya might be deserted, but the scenery there was unbeatable. The island was either green or snow white or grayish-yellow, just like a glazed ice sculpture.

However, there were few people who would be willing to live there. Even though the scenery was beautiful, people would get sick of it after some time. Humans still needed change and a lively place to be happy.

The cargo ship carefully leaned on the dock. As the dock was too narrow, the crew of the ship could only lay down a narrow iron plank as a passage to the land.

Steve went for a look and shook his head. ”Nope, it's not wide enough for a car. How can we get down?”

Driver threw away his cigarette and squatted for a look. He said, ”Move, let me do it.”

Driver got into the car and adjusted the direction of the SUV on the ship. Then he drove the car out slowly.

Only half of the tires on both sides were in contact with the iron plank. The rest of the tire was in the air. Li Du looked out and saw that the current was strong below. His heart nearly stopped as he realized what a dangerous feat Driver attempted to pull off.

Driver, however, drove the car down steadily. One car after another – all without any mishaps.

The crew on board could not stop themselves from applauding. ”Bravo, bravo! What an expert!”

Most of the cargo on the ship was supplies. They had to stock up on those, including food, vegetables and fruits, clothes, tents, and other things, such as drugs, oxygen tanks, and various kinds of fuel.

As they moved all their supplies onto land in multiple trips, the pier was soon piled like a small market.